Proudly delegitimizing the state since 2005
"Aye, free! Free as a tethered ass!" —W.S. Gilbert
"All the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and . . . the State should be abolished." —Benjamin Tucker
"You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." —James Madison
"Fat chance." —Sheldon Richman
The Constitution says that to be elected to the U.S. Senate, a person has to be 30 or older, a citizen for at least nine years, and a resident of the state from which the candidate is elected.Read the rest of this week's TGIF column at the Foundation for Economic Education website.
Alas, it says nothing about knowing American history.
—Henry David Thoreau
"Free association . . . the only true form of society."
—Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
5 comments:
Perhaps they feared a litmus test, engineered by incumbents, for historical knowledge?
Also, considering people are living so much longer nowadays, I think at the time of the Constitution the age of 30 was considered middle age. And with that benchmark, a certain amount of wisdom.
I wasn't seriously suggesting that a history test be included in the criteria.
Doesn't discussion of the Constitution and its relevance preclude seriousness, prima facie?
George Carlin wrote, "When I hear someone suggest there is a 'political solution' to a problem, I know I'm dealing with a serious person."
A-freakin'-men.
I can't believe I omitted the word "not" above.
"I know I'm NOT dealing with a serious person."
Darn it.
George Carlin is often very perceptive.
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